Saumet: Tilkee will avoid a typical Series A to maintain founder control
Tim Saumet (Tim Salme) · EP 533: $1.5M Raised, $100k MRR Helping 800 Customers Manage and Track Documents with CEO Tim Samulet · Jan 8, 2017 · at 9:03
Tim Saumet, CTO of document tracking SaaS company Tilkee, explains his company's fundraising philosophy and preference for maintaining majority ownership.
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“We won't go for a typical series A round. We don't want that because we want to keep the control of the company.”
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